Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

Following these came the grand procession, the
first part consisting of cavalry, infantry, and
artillery. Then came various civic societies.
the Foresters making the finest display. The
procession over an hour in passiug Il given
point, and must have embraced at least $500
people,
Tie crowds that turned out to view the pro-
cession an get u glimpse of the President was
something enormous All the streets on tho
line of march We're lined with men, women,
and children. Windows. door-ways. nnlconies,
house-tops, and sidewalks We're filled, Trees,
tel graph poles, and lumber-pies were black
With boys, who held on to uncomfortable posi-
tons with wonderful tcnacty ami waited
Stylish equipagcs and farmers wagons ran
against each other for places where the occu-
pants could see the alstinsuished guests as
they passed. On Michigan and Wabash hve
nues, and in fact, on al the streets included in
the line of march, enterprisins indiHiaua's
coined money by renting ats construct on
vacant lots on Nerandas, nnd upon the roofs OF
houses. Every rickety ccal-shed was loaded
down with people, who paid a good price for the
privilege OF standing Oh the crowded elevation
for three nsoni@ing lol;rs at the risk OF bronx
ing their necks. The prices CHARGED Tor seats
We're i'll some cases exorbitant, but there We're
takers for all of them. Five dollars secures you
philanthropist, who had fitted up few tiers of
bleaching-boards on Wabash avenue.
These seats AFRO for yo@r nccommod;l-
ton, Indies and gentlemen. The Presi-
dent passes here; fine view of the
whole procession. Get your lady seat, sir;
only So apiece: SO for the two of ye." The jam
seemed 10 De etiEal Ht tli pOHlS ulonB INC line,
for there place whore the crowd did not
overflow into the street and become q solid
mass OF humanity, so that it was with great
difficulty that sufficient space cleared to
allow the pageant to pass through. The deco
rntionS along the line of march We're very line.
and many of them in the business heart of the
city were rich ana gorgeous.
When President Cleveland and his party
reached the reviewing stand, and leaving their
cnrriuge climbed upon the new pine platform
to confront the chilly east wind, they found
Michigan avenue paved with faces for long
distance to the north and south,
Tho appearance of the President was n signal
for cheers and long continued shouting About
him on the platform stood Mayor Hoche, Post
master General Villas, and many aldermen and
other city officials, while scores of disttn-
guished citizens occupied chairs near ut hand
ball of dense smoke Suddenly sprung out
from tine side of the United Stutes ship Michi-
gan, which lay in the harbor in plain sight
trom tho reviewing stand, her rigging covered
with tluttering flags and gay bunting. Out of
the smoke us it lowered above the water came
the short bark of cannon shot after all inter-
val which seemed strangely long. 1t the
first gun of twenty-one fired in honor of the
President AS the last report of the cannon
faded out Mayor Roche, standing within arms
lcn;.th of President Cleveland delivered q neat
! address of welcome.